Time has flown…

The year certainly has flown by. Where have the 5 months disappeared to since I last put my virtual pen to paper. It is hard to believe that it was July since my last “goodbye and see you soon” post. Now it is the day before Christmas.

In this tropical summer climate the Poinciana tree is in full and glorious colour…

And the delightful, sweet scent of the frangipani drifts around the garden.

Have I done all I planned???

Well sort of.

I’ve let my creative juices try to flow, trying to connect to my right brain. I’ve spent a lot of time watching “how to” videos on you tube. Deciding I will never create that masterpiece, but having fun trying. I’ve always known I am a left hand brain person. So the latest craze of “Zentangle” suits me.

It has been a magnificent growing season and the garden is flourishing. So lots of time spent pruning and creating large heaps of steaming mulch.

I’ve read more books in 5 months than in the past 5 years.

One short 4 week house sit to satisfy my “gypsy genes”, and a glorious weekend at the Grafton Jacaranda festival. (will post about that soon).

So I will wish all my “blogging buddies” a very happy and peaceful Christmas, where ever you are in the world.

Even with our extreme weather I wouldn’t live anywhere else Cindy . Pleased to hear you are enjoying your stay here. We are both keeping well. The floods not affecting us at the moment. But Uesi creating spectacular swells along the coast

Some how this post passed me by – probably too busy having Christmas with the grandchildren! Well four out of seven! Lovely to catch up with you and I hope you will start blogging more this year, I really miss your lovely photos and travels in Australia. I know I am being selfish – of course you have a life to live outside of blogging. Have a lovely time in NZ and happy travels in 2017. Love to Jack ❤ 🙂

Weird! I was thinking about you. I went to snippetsandsnaps to indulge in a bit of nostalgia, saw your image in my community, clicked, and found that you were back, although I didn’t get email notification. I’m looking forward to hearing more about time out and seeing more zentangles and other things. (Are there / is there zentangles for writers??) Your photos are sheer joy.

Good to hear from you Meg. Zentangles is quite the in thing at the moment, lots of “how to” books out there and of course you tubes etc. I’m still on “time out” but the gypsy blood is stirring so nearly time to start blogging again

G’day Jill, thanks for the thoughts, lovely to hear from you. Even though I don’t get onto the computer much these days I still think of all my blog buddies. I will pop over later and see what you are up to. We are toying with the idea of going to Cambodia later this year and will be going to NZ to visit family in March.

Happy Christmas Pauline ! A blooming lovely garden 🙂 it’s no wonder you’ve been busy and also love your creative Christmas Card , lots of lovely elements in your abstract I like . Reading IS such a simple pleasure -really nice to hear you’ve taken time out to enjoy some new books . Look forward to more posts in the NY Pauline ! I’ve taken it easy these last few months on the blogging front , but I’ve not stopped snapping and playing with paints lol
Love to you and Jack and all the best for 2017 x

Good to hear from you Poppy, I always look forward to your posts and next year I’m hoping to get myself organized to visit around more and do just the occasional blog. Blogging can be very demanding, but always a joy in the friendships that blogging creates. Best wishes to you for 2017 and may your creativity keep on creating… and may you keep sharing it with us…

So glad to hear from you again, Pauline, and it sounds as though you’ve accomplished a lot! A very merry and blessed Christmas you and yours and thanks for the glimpse of Christmas that’s very different from our white one. 🙂

Dear Pauline and Jack, Think of you both often especially when I am out in the garden. Have a wonderful Christmas and may both of you have a happy and healthy year in 2017. All good here, both well and our feline family content. Miss you both. Enjoy your garden, friends and time together. Love Lyn

One of the joys of blogging is getting to keep in touch with dear friends. Pleased to hear all is well with you and the tribe. We have the flat vacant now we are back upstairs, if you are over this way there is a bed for you. Wishing you health and happiness for 2017

You’ve been busy, and we all need various options to keep our souls in balance. it’s smart to go inward and later emerge and share what we’ve learned!

On the coast, the rains have just resumed (slightly) – just enough to trigger the first blooming period of the Royal Poincianas! Two weeks ago I photographed some parakeets in the crown of a tree, and later when consulting the guide book, discovered they’re an endangered species! The ‘Gray-cheeked Parakeets’ were eating the blossoms!!!!

You always inspired me with your art Lisa. Now I have more space to set up in I enjoy trying to create. What a lovely surprise for you to see the endangered parrot and rain is always a blessing in our hot climates. Having had a wetter winter than usual our Poincianas are glorious this year. Now there is a carpet of red under them. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2017, I look forward to popping over next year…

What a lovely comment Cindy, I was so pleased to see you. I’m sure you will have had lots of adventures since I’ve been absent from the blogging community. Look forward to catching up with your happenings. Happy and safe travels to you for 2017

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60 something female, ( now 70 I have been doing this blog 3 years) fit and active, loves travel, reading, walking. Born in Yorkshire, UK. Moved to New Zealand, love the country. Became a "Kiwi" lived there 37 years, son and daughter still live there. Moved to Australia because I now live with and love an Australian that I met in NZ and am now an Aussie citizen.